Killer beavers are a national threat to fishing

ANGLING has yet another threat after the rise of otters, cormorants and crayfish – beavers!

The large rodents – the second biggest in the world after the South American capybara – was stupidly re-introduced into Scotland but are spreading from their ‘controlled trial’ sites. They can carry a parasite that kill other mammals including humans.

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